Comics

I’ve been getting into a new realm of nerdy lately. I should mention first that I’m writing this post while I think deeply about emails that I need to respond to. I love you all.

I think I was bitten by a bug while I was in college. There were many things being shared over DC++, ranging from episodes of Scrubs, meh, Grey’s Anatomy, bleh, and Battlestar Galactica, omg it’s really this good!!

I also found more obscure stuff, like bad quality Real Media files of most of Daria, which were awesome. And the entire series of the old X-Men animated series. I watched them all (not Grey’s Anatomy). Even though I nearly killed myself watching Battlestar Galactica for 2 days straight – with just Tim Tam’s and Nutri Grain for sustenance (bleh) — I think the most damage came from the X-Men.

There was something about the X-Men cartoon series that I found deeply connected to being 13. Anyway.. I’ve recently subscribed to Marvel digital comics, and have been delving into the infinitely deeply and richer (and more perilous) vastness of the Marvel comic collection. Given the bug, I’ve also been stopping by comic shops and picking up a Hellboy (by DC) volume or two every weekend. I’m up to six now.

They are absolutely fantastic works of art. I highly recommend them.

When buying Hellboy today, I stumbled upon a book signing with Gary Russell who’s written the new Doctor Who series.

So I had to buy it.

I’ve also been reading books with just lines of text, they’ve been emotionally intense.

~Tim.

Posted: September 28th, 2008
Categories: Geekdom, Image blog
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Comments: 5 Comments.
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Comment from Matthew Gallant - Sunday 28th 2008f September, 2008 at 7:14 am

I love Hellboy, but you’re almost out of volumes there ;) Check out the B.P.R.D. spinoff, it’s almost as good as the main series

Comment from Tim - Sunday 28th 2008f September, 2008 at 7:36 am

Thanks for the tip :)

Comment from Jen - Sunday 28th 2008f September, 2008 at 9:00 am

i’m impressed by how much you’ve churned through so quick. you’re gonna run out… so what’ll be the next bug?! :D

Comment from cathy - Sunday 5th 2008f October, 2008 at 4:57 am

Just a couple of random comments late at night when I should be in bed. ^_^;

Daria rocks.

Is the Dr.Who comic any good?
Stumbling upon the signing sounds like it would have been fun.

Also;
Nutri Grain? …I would naturally expect the TimTams, but Nutri Grain doesn’t strike me as something you’d normally have in your cupboard. Did you go through a sugary cereal faze? Or buy it specially for the popculture assault?
It would be kind of fitting for that.

Comment from Tim - Monday 6th 2008f October, 2008 at 4:12 am

The Dr Who comic was okay. In the context of also having Hellboy to read though, I wouldn’t have bought it if it wasn’t an impulse buy.

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